Reborn Female Assassin Falls in Love with Tsundere Little Prince

Chu Tianze and Yan Kaiyu have always been friends. He stood up and said in a gentle voice, "Brother, what the King of Yan said is not without reason. If we can produce poems and articles that will be remembered for centuries in this literary examination, it will be enough to demonstrate the elegance of our great country and our broad-minded spirit."

Chu Xian had never liked this nerdy brother who was like a mute on weekdays. Just as she was about to open her mouth to refute, Emperor Jian Wen said sternly: "Shut up!"

My brother, who is the leader of the literati, has spoken, what else do you have to say?

He stood up, facing the crowd, and put on a smile: "What King Zhao said makes sense. I think so too. Tonight's Four Nations Ceremony should be open to all. Men and women who are talented can participate."

That being said, apart from those young masters of aristocratic families and sons of gentry, there were actually only two girls, Shangguan Zimeng and Wanmeng, who took part in this written examination.

All the ministers in the court knew that the emperor was a lustful and immoral man. They dared not bring their daughters into the palace. If the emperor took a fancy to them, they would be dead. If they failed to take good care of their daughters, they would anger him and have their entire family executed.

The ministers felt unlucky to have encountered such a tyrant and wished they could send their daughters to be raised outside the city.

Emperor Wen of Cambodia glanced at Shangguan Zimeng with lustful eyes, thinking to himself: I want to see how talented the beauty is.

"King Zhao, you are the examiner, you set the questions."

Chu Tianze didn't even think about it and wrote directly on the rice paper:

Pavilions and mountains and rivers from ancient times to the present

Love

He said slowly: "Everyone, these are two questions. You can choose one of them. You can write a poem, a lyric or an essay. If you have the energy, you can write both. Let us see your style."

When Shangguan Zimeng saw the test questions, she first admired in her heart, saying that this person was indeed a talented writer. Then she smiled confidently. She already had the answer to the first question in her mind - Fan Zhongyan's Yueyang Tower Inscription, which was perfect.

In fact, there was another option, Wang Bo’s Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng, but it was too long and she was too lazy to write it.

She happily wrote down the Yueyang Tower Inscription on the rice paper. Of course, she was not so stupid as to not change a single word. She started from the second paragraph and changed the date at the end. It was absolutely perfect.

At first, Yan Kaiyu was worried whether she could use a brush. After all, he had seen her calligraphy before, and it looked like ghost paintings. He leaned his head to look, and saw that such neat and decent handwriting came from her hand, he couldn't believe it.

The corners of his mouth slightly raised: "The little girl has really practiced calligraphy, which makes me look at her with new eyes. How many surprises do you have, or are there things I don't know yet?"

After some time, people handed in their satisfactory works for the written test. Chu Tianze read them one by one. They were full of flowery words but lacked substance. They were flashy and did not impress anyone.

Shangguan Zimeng's hands were sore from writing, and since so many people had submitted their works, she felt a little anxious. In the end, she just wrote as quickly as possible and put it directly on Chu Tianze's desk after she finished.

She was very confident and did not believe that the articles written by anyone present could compare to Fan Wenzheng's famous works.

As expected, after Chu Tianze took a look at it, he was deeply attracted to the article and his eyes were reluctant to leave. The other articles were instantly eclipsed by it. After reading the other articles out of respect, he re-read Yueyang Tower Inscription with a smile on his face.

All the talented men were eagerly waiting, hoping that their articles would be noticed by the great scholar Chu, so that they could become famous. They had expectant expressions on their faces, wanting to know what kind of article could attract the great scholar Chu so much and fascinate him so much.

Emperor Jianwen whispered, "King Zhao?"

Chu Tianze finally jumped out of the article, picked up the article, and announced with great joy: "The Princess's Yueyang Tower Records shows a benevolent heart, it is broad-minded and profound, and it should be the best. I am really ashamed to read this article. My talent is not enough to evaluate it, and it is far inferior to the Princess!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the talented people below the stairs exploded instantly.

"What kind of article is this? Can it make you so modest?"

"The Princess of Yan does look gentle and reserved, but I didn't expect her to write such an outstanding essay. No wonder she wanted to try the essay test and felt inferior to me!"

"Women are really as good as men. I admire them very much."

"Sir, why don't you let us take a look at this article?"

Chu Tianze: I haven’t seen enough.

Emperor Wen of Cambodia was also deeply attracted by this article and praised it highly. His love for her increased by three floors, making him even more itchy.

He immediately announced: "This is the first!"

Yan Kaiyu came up to take a look and immediately had the answer in her mind: This article is full of sadness and joy, which is unheard of. It is definitely not written by the princess. It must be a famous article from the world she lives in. This girl is really quirky and clever. I like her more and more.

Shangguan Zimeng, with a smile on her face, won the first place amid the cheers of the crowd and received the first place reward - an ancient jade and an inkstone from the former Wei Dynasty.

Her inner thoughts: I’m sorry, Grandpa Fan, I’ve taken advantage of your article today. I’ll burn paper money and send a boy to you tomorrow to thank you for your great kindness today.